Freight volumes passed January 2005 record, grew 6.4% in 2011, BTS says
U.S. freight shipments hit an all-time high in December, rising 3.9% from the previous month, the largest monthly increase in domestic freight shipping in 17 years, the federal Bureau of Transportation Statistics said Wednesday.
It was the strongest month-to-month increase of the year for the BTS Freight Transportation Services Index, which climbed only 0.1% in November from October. December’s growth rate topped a 2.5% increase in June. Read more here.
